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25/01118/VCN - Variation of a Condition Application Approved

Proposal

Demolition of existing buildings and proposed construction of major mixed leisure development in association with Eden Project (including use classes E, F1 and F2), outdoor arena (including live music performances), public realm, landscaping works, cycle parking, detached shelter and energy pods, and associated infrastructure and engineering operations (pursuant to the variation of condition 2 on planning permission to amend the design and layout of the approved development) Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 11 Oct 2026, 06:37

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Application progress

✓

Received

15 Oct 2025

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Validated

16 Oct 2025

✓

Consultation

20 Jan 2026

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Approved

8 Jul 2026

Approved on 8 Jul 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 10 Oct 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Lancaster Planning Regulatory Committee on 16 Feb 2026.

Approved by 7 votes to 0

As officers recommended.

For7

Against0

Officers advised approval because the benefits outweighed identified heritage and residential amenity harm, subject to mitigation and legal agreements.
The highway authority, Natural England and the Environment Agency were satisfied subject to mitigation and conditions.
The committee voted unanimously among those present to approve the application, subject to a legal agreement and conditions.

Read how the committee decided The proposal, site history, officers’ assessment, consultation, committee vote and approval conditions.

Source: Plota analysis of Lancaster's committee minutes of 16 Feb 2026.

Documents 113

Decision & officer reports 3

PDF Decision notice Decision Notices p · 8 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Committee report Officer Report p · 3 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF Appendix 1.3 decision notice Supporting Information p · 15 Oct 2025 View ↗

Statements & assessments 33

Plans & drawings 22

Application forms 2

PDF Application form Application Forms p · 17 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF Figure 8.4 key feeding and roosting zones Supporting Information p · 15 Oct 2025 View ↗

Consultation & comments 22

Associated applications 4

Part of

FullApproved19 May 2022council archive
- VariationDemolition of existing buildings and proposed construction of major mixed leisure development…This application16 Oct 202525/01118/VCN
  Conditions 3, 4, 5 awaiting decision · 7, 8 decided (outcome not recorded)
  - ConditionsDischarge of condition 3 (phasing plan), 4 (employment and skills plan), 5 (construction…8 Oct 202626/00159/DIS
  - ConditionsDischarge of condition 7 (contamination) and part of condition 8 (surface water drainage…8 Jul 202626/00121/DIS

Site constraints 9

Flood zone 2, rivers and sea

Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.

The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.

Flood map ↗

Morecambe conservation area

Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.

The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.

Council document ↗

Special protection area 62 m away: Morecambe Bay and Duddon Estuary

Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.

Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.

SSSI 63 m away: Morecambe Bay SSSI

Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.

Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2

Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.

Also on the record

Radon affected area, class 2; Nature improvement area: Morecambe Bay Limestones and Wetlands; 1 listed building within 150 m; Inside the Morecambe built-up area.

Not affected

Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 10 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council: Lancaster
Application type: Variation of a Condition Application
Postcode: LA4 4FH
Received: 15 Oct 2025
Validated: 16 Oct 2025
Ward: Poulton Ward
Parish: Morecambe
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 10 Jul 2026
Decision: Application Permitted
Decision date: 8 Jul 2026
Decision level: Committee Decision
Applicant: Show
Agent: WSP

How this decision compares

Decided in 265 days from validation, 212 days slower than Lancaster's median of 53 for amendments. Approved, as 81% of amendments here are.

This one265d

Council53d

UK47d

70%decided within 8 weeks

81%approved

87decided in the last year

Plota live figures for amendments decided by Lancaster in the last twelve months, from validation. Lancaster decision record →

Public comments

2comments received

2 supporting

42 neighbours consulted · Last counted 10 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-14356100
Planning Portal ref: PP-14356100
Neighbours: 17 Oct 2025
Consultation: 20 Jan 2026
Comments by: 16 Dec 2026
Site or press notice: 23 Oct 2025
Committee: 16 Feb 2026
Statutory expiry: 5 Feb 2026
Env. assessment: Yes

Lancaster

Planning Authority Score

5/10

Average

#147 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Householder decisions

Lancaster is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #84 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (87%) than the national average (90%).

Faster than most councils

for householder decisions

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance

Lancaster decision statistics

Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026

83%

Overall approval rate

Below avg (87%) #237 of 296

87%

Householder approved

Below avg (90%) #231 of 296

74%

Decided in 8 weeks

Above avg (63%) #84 of 296

38%

Extended time limit

Below avg (41%) #130 of 296

71%

Minor dwellings approved

45 decided (1-9 homes)

63%

Major dwellings approved

16 decided (10+ homes)

63%

Change of use approved

48 decided

717

Total decisions

122 refused in the year to March 2026